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429 This study has been made possible by the cooperation, goodwill, and assistance of many people representing the various negotiating constituencies. To those listed and to many others not recognized here, who have been helpful in numerous ways, I extend my warmest appreciation. Any errors of fact or interpretation are solely my own. In the federal community, I acknowledge the special efforts of Margo Zallen, Ralph Morgenweck, Mark Butler, Curt Brown, Donald Anderson, Steve Anschutz, Sharon Whitmore, Jeff Runge, John Lawson, and Polly Hayes. In the environmental community, valuable assistance was rendered by Paul Currier, Daniel Luecke, Duane Hovorka, Chad Smith, Carolyn Greene, Felipe ChavezRamirez , and Paul Tebbel. In the community of states and water providers, I express thanks to David Little, Kevin Urie, Eric Wilkinson, Alan Berryman, Jon Altenhofen, Brad Wind, Allyn Wind, Deborah Freeman, Kent Holsinger, Rick Brown, Grady McNeill, Wendy Weiss, Steve Sims, Ted Kowalski, Joe Frank, Jack Odor, Bob Schott, Steve Treadway, Louis Rinaldo, Bart Woodward, Bill Condon, Mike Purcell, Norman DeMott, Kurt Bucholz, Robert Stieben, Bill Fischer, Dick Stenzel, Jim Hall, Dennis Strauch, Ann Bleed, Dayle Williamson, James Cook, Roger Patterson, Donald Kraus, Mary Jane Graham, Mike Drain, Kent Miller, Brian Barels, Richard Holloway, and Ron Bishop. Much help was forthcoming from people not affiliated with any particular constituency.InthiscategoryIrecognizetheexcellentassistanceprovidedbyDale Strickland and Clayton Derby, who administered the Cooperative Agreement A p p e n d i x A Appreciation A ppen dix A : A ppr eciAt ion 430 during the negotiating years. Dr. John Wiener of the University of Colorado and Drs. Robert Ward and Jacob Hautaluoma of Colorado State University read drafts of the manuscript and provided valuable comments. Annie Epperson, a former master’s degree student in sociology at Colorado State University, and Dr. Troy Lepper, then a graduate student and now a colleague, rendered valuable assistance on an early draft of the work in 2002–2003. In addition, Troy has provided much valuable help with graphics. Cheryl Carnahan, copyeditor, and Laura Furney, managing editor at the University Press of Colorado, have done much to advance the quality of the presentation. To them I extend high praise. ...

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